Op-Ed:British P.M. David Cameron is on a whistle-stop tour of Europe Friday. The purpose of his visit is the UK's renegotiation of its E.U. membership terms ahead of a national referendum on whether or not to stay in the E.U.

If it sounds complicated that is because it is.

This week Cameron accepted the Electoral Commission's recommendation to change the wording of the 'vote'; it was destined to simply ask do you want to stay in the E.U. but that was deemed leaning toward remaining in the E.U.

Voters will now be asked whether Britain should remain a member of the EU or should leave the EU.

As always the devil is in the detail but Cameron surely has more important matters on his mind this week with the ongoing refugee crisis sweeping parts of Europe?

His visit to Portugal and Spain Friday may have been planned with U.K. E.U. renegotiation in mind but he will not be able to side-step the refugee crisis.

Already Friday he has said that Britain will increase its intake of Syrian refugees from the existing couple of hundred to a few thousand but will that be enough?

According to Mr. Cameron "the extra refugees would come from U.N. camps bordering Syria, and not from among people already in Europe." Meeting with the Portuguese P.M. in Lisbon he said more details would be set out next week following talks with organisations working in the region.

P.M. Cameron has said he, like all of us, was deeply moved by the images of Aylan Kurdi dead on a Turkish beach, but should it really take that for us to help?

His announcement Friday will not help those who have already fled Syria, Africa and refugee camps in places like Turkey; people like the Kurdi family.

But if we try to put our emotions to one side it is easy to see why Cameron has opted for this.

This week Cameron has been castigated for his lack of action helping ease the refugee crisis; so he had to do something.

He will not want to be seen as encouraging refugees to take perilous journeys to Europe so opting to take from the camps is seen as a sensible approach.

But while many people want to end the suffering many still fear an influx of would-be terrorists.

Then there is the political fall-out. Immigration is a hot potato and the Tory manifesto promises limits on numbers entering the country. If it fails on that one disenfranchised right-wing voters will move over to UKIP the anti E.U. political party of the U.K.

Then there is U.K. membership of the E.U. and that referendum. Offering asylum to thousands of refugees may be the 'right' thing to do but it will not help the pro E.U. camp. Many voters want to leave the E.U. as they view freed movement of citizens as a negative.

So Cameron is between a rock and a hard place; he may even be in a no-win situation already.

The Tory government is slashing benefits and entitlements to its own citizens; it claims that is necessary to balance the country's books.

But if that is the case where will the money come from to feed, house, educate and provide healthcare for refugees? If money is available why is not available for vulnerable U.K. citizens?

They are the type of questions British people will ask and they deserve honest answers.

But when we put the politics to one side there are thousands of desperate men, women and children who need shelter and help. Can we really just turn away?

Additional: Source: Home Office Seeking asylum in the UK - 25,771 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year ending June 2015 - 41% (11,600) were granted asylum

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